Chair.



No. 669,!56. V Patented Mar. 5, I901.

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CHAIR;

(Application filed Aug. 37, 1900.)

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NITED STATES AENT not.

GEORGE \V. ARCHER, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE ARCHERMANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

CHAIR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,156, dated March 5,1901.

Application filed August 17, 1900. Serial No. 27,189. (No model.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. ARCHER, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented certain new andusefullmprovements in Chairs; and Ido hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and tothe reference-numerals marked thereon.

My present invention has for its object to provide an improved form ofchair and support therefor whereby the device is particularly adapted tobe employed for holding an occupant while having his shoes shined orpolished; and it consists in certain improvements in construction andcombinations of parts, all as will be hereinafter described, the novelfeatures being pointed-outin the claims at the end of thisspecification.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a chair and itssupport constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, a similarview of a detail; Fig. 3, a cross-sectional view of the forward portionof the base, illustrating the operation of the pivoted step; and Fig. 4,a detail view of the platform and the chair-legs, showingthe method ofconnecting the parts.

Similarreference-numeralsindicate similar parts.

My device embodies a base or support consisting of the side portion 1,connected at the front and rear by suitable cross-braces 2 andsupporting upon its upper and rear portion a platform 3. To simplify themanufacture of the side portions 1, I construct each of them in twopieces, an upper and lower section 1 and 1, respectively, which aresecured together upon their overlapping edges by bolts Suitable lugs areformed upon the ends of the cross-braces and adapted to receive bolts200, by means of which they are also attached to the various parts ofthe frame.

4 indicates a chair of the ordinary or any preferred construction,having the legs 5, adapted to rest upon and be secured to the platform3. In order to firmly secure the chair upon the platform and to preventit from being tipped or accidentally dislodged,

I provide at the forward corners of the platform apertures 6, from theforward sides of which extend slots 7, and upon the bottoms of theforward legs of the chair I provide studs 8, having the heads 9. A smallrim or upwardly-projecting edge 10 extends around the platform 3, andupon the sides and rear edges thereof it engages the outer edges of therear chair-legs. By this arrangement it will be seen that to connect thechair to the base or standard it is only necessary to register the headson the studs 8 with the apertures b, when by drawing the chair forwardthe heads 9 will engage the platform beneath the slots 7, and the rearlegs dropping within the rim 10 will prevent the chair from mov-- ingeither rearwardly or to the side, holding it securely in position. Todisconnect the parts, it is only necessary to tilt the chair forwarduntil the rear legs are elevated above the rim, when the chair may bemoved to disengage the studs from the slots and apertures, as shownparticularly in dotted lines in Fig. 4.

The foot supports or rests 12 extend upwardly from and are preferablyformed integrally with the side frames 1 above the platform 3 into aconvenient position to receive the occupants feet, and between them andbelow the platform is a step 13, secured by bolts 130,and between thestep and the ground is an intermediate step 14. The latter is supvported at its ends upon arms 15, pivoted to the frame at 16, and when inthe normal position hangs down, as shown in Fig. 1, forming a step, lugsorprojections 17 being formed upon the arms near their ends and abuttingagainst the forward sides of the frames 1, the edges of which areextended inwardly to form abutments 18. When the step is not in use, itmay be turned upward out of the way to the position shown in Fig. 3,allowing the operator to stand closer to the foot-supports. The forwardedge of the step 13 forms a stop, against which the arms 15 rest when inthe upper position, holding the step and IOO or depression 19, adaptedto receive a blacking-box when the step is turned up and employed as ashelf or support.

20 indicates a suitable drawer supported in ways 21, secured upon thelower side of the platform 3.

Polishing-chairs such as I have described are particularly adapted foruse out of doors. The base being constructed of metal need not be movedafter it is once positioned, and the chair being detachably mountedthereon may be easily disconnected and quickly removed in case of rainor at night or for other reasons, if desired. The various portions ofthe base being bolted together,they may be easily separated and packedin a comparatively small compass for shipping purposes.

I claim as my invention 1. The combination with a base or support havinga platform provided with apertures and slots leading therefrom, of achair having the legs resting upon the platform, studs attached to theends of said legs passing through the slots in the platform and theheads on the studs engaging the lower side of the platform at the edgesof the slots.

2. The combination with a base or support having a platform providedwith apertures in its forward edge and having the slots extending fromthe sides of said apertures, of the chair having the legs resting uponthe platform, the headed studs adapted to engage the slots secured uponthe forward chair-legs and means upon the platform engaging the rearchair-legs to prevent a removal of the studs from the slots.

3. The combination with a base or support having a platform providedwith apertures in its forward sides and having the slots extending fromthe forward sides of the apertures, of the chair having the legs restingupon the platform, the headed studs secured to the forward chair-legsand adapted to engage the slots, and the rim or projection on theplatform engaging the outer edges of the rear chair-legs to secure thestuds in the slots.

4. The combination with a base or standard embodying the side frameshaving the foot-rests, and the chair mounted on the base, of thestationary step arranged upon the base below the chair, and the steppivotally connected to the side frames below the station'- ary step andadapted to be moved above the latter when not in use.

5. The combination with a base or standard embodying the side frameshaving the foot-rests, and the chair mounted on the base, of thestationary step extending between the side frames below the chair, amovable step normally supported between the stationary step and thefloor, and pivotal connect-ions between the said step and the sideframes, whereby it may be revolved above the sta tionary step when notin use.

6. The combination with a base or standard embodying the side frameshaving the foot-rests, the chair mounted on the base and the stationarystep extending between the said frames, of a movable step arranged belowthe latter, supporting-arms located at the ends of thestep and pivotedto the frame, and the stops on the arms engaging the frame to hold thestep horizontally when in the normal position.

7. The combination with a base or support embodying the side framesprovided with the foot-rests and having the platform and the chairhaving the legs resting upon the platform, and interlocking devicesbetween said legs and the platform, of the stationary step extendingbetween the said side frames below the platform, the movable steplocated beneath the stationary step having the arms at its ends pivotedto the side frames and stops on the arms adapted to engage the frames tosupport the step horizontally when in normal position. 7

GEORGE W. ARCHER.

Witnesses:

F. F. CHURCH, M. HARTMAN.

